Turyzm/Tourism: Recent submissions
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The Use of Holiday Biography in Generation-Based ‘Tourism Space’ Research
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The article presents the concept of generation-based ‘tourism space’ research using the holiday biography method. The author refers to her earlier research conducted among three generations of Łodź families. She discusses ... -
The History of Architecture and Art and How It Is Seen by Tourists
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)The article presents the relation between the presence of works of art (buildings, sculptures, paintings) at different locations in the world, and tourism. The main theoretical and practical questions include the following: ... -
Volunteer Tourism from the Perspective of the Social Sciences
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)This article is a survey of research and a presentation of the standpoints of different researchers on volunteer tourism -
Use of the Concept Of ‘Product’ to Analyze the Relationships Between Tourism and Physical Culture
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)The purpose of this article is to present opportunities for research which show the common ground between tourism and physical culture using approaches and methods worked out and applied in economics. Attention has been ... -
Tourism Trends Among Generation Y in Poland
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)On the basis of empirical studies and available sources, the author presents tourism as undertaken by young Poles from Generation Y, with reference to demographic, and above all generational changes. She focuses on presenting ... -
Lomonosov Moscow State University: The Major Centre for Russian Research and Education Into Tourism and Recreation
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)The author discusses the tourism geography research which has been undertaken at Lomonosov State University in Moscow over many years. This academic institution is one of the most famous research centres dealing with spatial ... -
Tourism in Moscow after the ‘Perestroika’ transformations
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)Moscow seems indeed to be a centre of world tourism. On the one hand, its tourism attractiveness for Russians and foreigners, as well as the wide opportunities it offers to its own inhabitants, stimulates trips for tourism ... -
Sea cruises as a new branch of the tourism industry
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)The article presents sea cruises - a form of tourism which is not very common in Poland but flourishes in other parts of the world. The author describes world and European fleets, cruise routes, ports visited and elements ... -
The influence of the revitalization of former industrial urban areas on new urban and tourism spaces: case studies of Manchester and Lyon
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)The purpose of this article is the identification of changes to urban and tourism space due to the revitalization of the industrial wastelands in selected cities of Western Europe. The first section presents problematic ... -
An attempt at an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region: the example of north Karelia (Finland)
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)The article presents a proposal for an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region. The holistic approach used in the author's master's thesis is given as an example. The article presents the results ... -
Between acceptance and dislike: the intricacy of cross-cultural contacts while travelling
(Lodz University Press, 2012-08-13)Today travelling is a global phenomenon. Many journeys involve cross-cultural contacts, often between cultures which are very remote from each other. Some questions arise: does the contemporary traveller expect cross-cultural ... -
Processes of tourism space formation
(Versita, 2012-01-31)The article is an attempt to name and define the processes which transform geographical space and result in the appearance or disappearance of tourism space as broadly understood. The processes include restructurization ... -
The sanctuary as a means of organizing urban space: a case study of selected sanctuaries in Poland
(Versita, 2012-01-31)This paper attempts to show that a sanctuary can alter urban space. A sanctuary is a very special place because of its religious nature and attracts both pilgrims and tourists. The spatial structure of a sanctuary is ... -
The spatial distribution of high-season tourism in Poland: based on the records of the 2010 presidential election
(Versita, 2012-01-31)The 2010 presidential election in Poland was held during the summer season when many voters were away from their place of residence. Data showing the numbers of visitors voting in particular districts were used to identify ... -
Tourism versus spatial order: mutual relations
(Versita, 2012-01-31)The relation between tourism and the spatial environment is characterized by mutual interaction. The proliferation of tourism and massive tourism development intensifies its impact on the spatial environment, yet the focus ... -
The role of environmental knowledge, attitudes and initiatives in the development of a tourism product
(Versita, 2012-01-31)The article looks at environmental activities undertaken by the various stakeholders engaged in the development of a tourism product. Special attention is given to the impact of tourists' behaviour on tourist destination ... -
Tourism - an academic discipline (discursive article)
(Versita, 2012-01-31)The article discusses the main methodological dilemmas connected with tourism as a field of academic research. The first part presents tourism as an area of interest in various academic disciplines. The second is a critical ... -
Tourist activity: international and domestic diversification and the problem of social exclusion
(Versita, 2012-01-31)This article presents the international and domestic diversification of tourist activity. In the former case, it focuses on analyses of the general level of tourist activity, expressed in the ‘tourist activity rate’, while ... -
SWOT Analysis in the Formulation of Tourism Development Strategies for Destinations
(Lodz University Press, 2011-06-21)The aim of the paper is to identify the role of SWOT analysis in the formulation of tourism development strategies for destinations. SWOT analysis helps to establish a reliable diagnosis of the internal potential shown by ... -
Tourism Studies: Situated within Multiple Disciplines or a single Independent Discipline? (discursive article)
(Lodz University Press, 2011-06-21)The article concerns the fundamentals of tourism studies and its methodology. After presenting the current situation, the author comments on the opinions of those whose aim it is to establish tourism studies as a fully ...